have sb on
UK (US put sb on) informal — phrasal verb with have strong /hæv/ weak /həv/ /əv/ verb (had)Definition
› to persuade someone that something is true when it is not, usually as a joke: That's your new car? You're having me on!Cheating and trickingPlotting and trapping
(Definition of have sb on from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
© Cambridge University Press)
Browse related topics
You are looking at an entry to do with Cheating & tricking, but you might be interested in these topics from the Honesty and dishonesty topic area:
- Affected & insincere
- Blunt and direct in speech & behaviour
- Dishonest
- Dishonest people
- Disloyalty, betrayal & treason
- Faking & pretending
- Honesty, openness & sincerity
- Lies, lying & hypocrisy
- Loyal, faithful & dependable
- Naive & trusting
- Plotting & trapping
- Praising insincerely or too eagerly
- Sly & devious
Browse the Dictionary
-
have occasion to do sth idiom
-
have one foot in the grave idiom
-
have sb by the balls idiom
-
have sb eating out of your hand idiom
-
have sb in the palm of your hand idiom
- have sb on phrasal verb
-
have sb over a barrel idiom
-
have sb taped idiom
-
have sb to thank (for sth) idiom
-
have sb up phrasal verb
-
have sb's guts for garters idiom
Browse the Thesaurus
More Results for “have sb on”
SMART Thesaurus
Synonyms and related words:
- a numbers game idiom
- bamboozle verb
- blackmail verb
- bullshit verb
- casuistry noun
- deceive verb
- fiddle noun (DISHONEST BEHAVIOUR)
- fiddle verb (CHEAT)
- flannel verb
- hocus-pocus noun
- hoodwink verb
- impersonate verb
- jape noun
- jiggery-pokery noun
- put sb on phrasal verb
- put sth across/over sb phrasal verb
- racket noun (CRIME)
- rip sb off phrasal verb
- rook verb
- ruse noun
Topic:
Cheating & tricking
Word of the Day
Blog
Read our blog about how the English language behaves.
New Words
Find words and meanings that have just started to be used in English, and let us know what you think of them.
